She felt as though it had lasted an hour.
She followed the doctor's advice and left half the money she had, in charge of the clerk.

Then she went upstairs.

She was not seen to come down again; but when the eight-forty-five train started out of the station that night, it had for a passenger, a young, heavily veiled girl, who went straight to her section.

A balcony running by her window had favoured her escape.

It led to a hall window at the head of a side staircase.